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Recent Examples of mined
The Giants are betting on the upside of a bullpen that has already been strip-mined of talent.
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Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Like those auteurs, Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
On Instagram, users mined their phones’ camera rolls for pictures from 2016, offering miniature time capsules from a period that looms large over the current era.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
Similarly, as appears to be the case, if there simply was no first-round pick to be mined for Andrew Wiggins.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
But as long as it is mined and simply ground to a fine texture, it is usually considered to meet the requirements of an organic production system.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Ah, the nostalgic nineties, that notorious decade that's now being strip-mined for its influential music, funky fashion, dance moves, comics, movies, and television.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
All felt a kinship with Kahlo and mined her paintings and personal history.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
About 95 million troy ounces of gold are mined annually, adding to supply.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Like those auteurs, Lisa McGee broke through with a sui generis comedy that mined aspects of her own experience to find authentic humor in a harrowing situation.
—Judy Berman, Time, 13 Feb. 2026
On Instagram, users mined their phones’ camera rolls for pictures from 2016, offering miniature time capsules from a period that looms large over the current era.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2026
Similarly, as appears to be the case, if there simply was no first-round pick to be mined for Andrew Wiggins.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026
But as long as it is mined and simply ground to a fine texture, it is usually considered to meet the requirements of an organic production system.
—Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026
Ah, the nostalgic nineties, that notorious decade that's now being strip-mined for its influential music, funky fashion, dance moves, comics, movies, and television.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026
All felt a kinship with Kahlo and mined her paintings and personal history.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
About 95 million troy ounces of gold are mined annually, adding to supply.
—Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mined
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Until Friday, the only television advertising on Paxton’s behalf in Texas, according to the ad-tracking service AdImpact, was a spot that attacked Hunt, a two-term House member from the Houston area.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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In that non-fatal case, Homeland Security claims three undocumented men attacked a federal agent with a snow shovel and a broom, and that fearing for his life, the agent shot one of the men in the leg.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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So what is a modernist like Mayer, who made such cool craft of ancient stuff 20 years ago with Spring Awakening, to do with something as hokey and booby-trapped as Chess?—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Verb
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In August, the Kansas City Royals ambushed him for eight runs.—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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Authorities said surveillance video in the area shows Dickinson and Thompson walking together just moments before Thompson was ambushed in the middle of the street.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Trump, in particular, noted his administration changed the name of the Defense Department back to the War Department, boosted federal spending for military families, bombed Iran’s nuclear facilities, and conducted the Maduro operation in Venezuela.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Feb. 2026
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Iran has been refusing requests by the agency to inspect the sites bombed in the June war.—
Farnoush Amiri,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Mined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mined. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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